It has been a bit overcast and there has been no relief from the heat (33 degrees) and humidity. We travelled 234km from Darwin today via the Arnhem Highway to Jabiru, the centre of Kakadu. We thought we had arrived in Kakadu when we experienced some very flat country covered in green grass and water ponds. This was the flood plain of the Adelaide River however. We weren't anywhere near Kakadu National Park. It was still100km away. Nonetheless it created great expectations.
These expectations were dashed progressively as we wound our way eastward. We drove through dry forests, just like any Aussie forest, with an occasional wide muddy river (Alligator Rivers, East and West), an occasional flat watery section with a few water lilies and some small pockets of tropical forests, generally along the creek and river sides. Even when we passed the border of Kakadu National Park there was nothing startling to herald we were there, but there was the compulsory road sign.
There has been some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the road to one of the key features, Jim Jim Falls, is to be opened tomorrow. The bad news is, we won't be able to fly over them, which we had planned to do. Apparently they don't fly over them when they are accessible by road. We have a lot to learn.
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| 060614 The resident peacocks at the Howard Springs Caravan Park wishing us goodbye |
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| 060614 The Adelaide River wetlands |
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| 060614 The Adelaide River wetlands |
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| 060614 The Adelaide River wetlands taken from the hilltop housing a wetlands display. The heavy green in the background marks the river itself |
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| 060614 Yumm! Lunch at the Bark Hut Inn on the way to Jabiru. They leave the horse outside but they bring the saddle in |
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